as in surpluses
the state or an instance of going beyond what is usual, proper, or needed
a new television season with an excess of sitcoms featuring wisecracking teenagers
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Recent Examples of excesses
Wayne G. McDonnell, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Yet the superb cinematography by Jaime Ackroyd helps to ride over excesses in the direction.
—Stephen Farber, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025
But even if the battles between political parties sometimes have a useful purpose, Washington worried about the excesses of partisanship.
—Robert A. Strong, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
The ruling landed as a symbolic rebuke of Musk’s sway over Tesla, and a warning about the excesses of Silicon Valley’s cult-of-founder ethos.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Advertisement But, like in Hungary, the plan wouldn’t be able to come to fruition without a complicit Congress, and a Supreme Court that endorses excesses without explanation.
—Stacey Abrams, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
In fact, the program is so handsomely made that its genre excesses nearly vanish, hiding behind peat fires or in the folds of a kilt.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
Democrats stand for nothing if not redistribution, regulation of market excesses, equal opportunity and support for the less fortunate.
—Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
Its job is to, obviously, decide cases but, in the course of that, check the excesses of Congress or the executive, and that does require a degree of independence.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Verb
As author Andy McCullough wrote in his brilliant book on Kershaw, the future Hall of Famer is the last of his kind and views greatness as a burden instead of an invitation to indulge in the excesses of celebrity.
—Wayne G. McDonnell, Forbes.com, 20 Sep. 2025
Yet the superb cinematography by Jaime Ackroyd helps to ride over excesses in the direction.
—Stephen Farber, HollywoodReporter, 15 Sep. 2025
But even if the battles between political parties sometimes have a useful purpose, Washington worried about the excesses of partisanship.
—Robert A. Strong, The Conversation, 8 Sep. 2025
The ruling landed as a symbolic rebuke of Musk’s sway over Tesla, and a warning about the excesses of Silicon Valley’s cult-of-founder ethos.
—Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
Advertisement But, like in Hungary, the plan wouldn’t be able to come to fruition without a complicit Congress, and a Supreme Court that endorses excesses without explanation.
—Stacey Abrams, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
In fact, the program is so handsomely made that its genre excesses nearly vanish, hiding behind peat fires or in the folds of a kilt.
—Graham Hillard, The Washington Examiner, 22 Aug. 2025
Democrats stand for nothing if not redistribution, regulation of market excesses, equal opportunity and support for the less fortunate.
—Clive Crook, Twin Cities, 21 Aug. 2025
Its job is to, obviously, decide cases but, in the course of that, check the excesses of Congress or the executive, and that does require a degree of independence.
—Andrew Stanton, MSNBC Newsweek, 20 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for excesses
Noun
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What regulated actual Southern credit markets, when bondpeople were used as collateral for loans, were surpluses from slave labor, not short-term fluctuations in slave prices.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Sep. 2025
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Are places with smaller gaps or with retirement income surpluses necessarily better places to retire?—
Roxana Popescu,
Mercury News,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The passed by Republicans last month axes the credits for projects that don’t begin producing electricity by 2028.—
Rachel Frazin,
The Hill,
15 Aug. 2025
Noun
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The measured abundances of the light elements throughout the Universe verified the predictions of Big Bang nucleosynthesis, while also demonstrating the need for fusion in stars to provide the heavy elements in our cosmos.—
Ethan Siegel,
Big Think,
23 Sep. 2025
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The other study – an independent laboratory experiment – demonstrates how molecular hydrogen, a molecule essential for star formation, may have formed earlier and in larger abundances.—
Luke Keller,
Space.com,
7 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Some popular models that may require mid-grade Plus fuel include some Dodge Charger and Jeep Grand Cherokee trims.—
Charles Singh,
Nashville Tennessean,
23 Sep. 2025
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Skip the pricey groomer visits and messy bathroom trims with this Labor Day deal.—
Jessie Quinn,
USA Today,
1 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Felix Anudike-Uzomah #97 of the Kansas City Chiefs sacks Bo Nix #10 of the Denver Broncos during the fourth quarter at GEHA Field at Arrowhead Stadium on November 10, 2024 in Kansas City, Missouri.—
Michael Gallagher,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Aug. 2025
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The Oviedo defense sacks Noah Grubbs on back to back plays to end the first half.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
16 Aug. 2025
Verb
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One deputy stops his SUV, opens the door, stands up from the driver’s seat and immediately fires two shots at the fleeing suspect.—
Nathaniel Percy,
Oc Register,
26 Sep. 2025
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There's an accelerator that fires electrons at a piece of metal to generate those X-rays.—
Paul Sutter,
Space.com,
23 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The air-condition, heating and electricity automatically turns off when the keycard is taken out of its slot, but to avoid this many leave one card in the slot when exiting the room.—
Mattias Goldmann,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Once the spawning ends, the team turns off the music and takes the Pyrex containers into a room where the temperature is kept at around 82 degrees.—
Denise Hruby,
Miami Herald,
29 Aug. 2025
Verb
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The government on Friday releases more comprehensive figures on consumer spending in August, which includes purchases of services, as part of its monthly Personal Consumption Expenditures report.—
Bryan Mena,
CNN Money,
25 Sep. 2025
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Expect to hear more information in the near future when Dallas releases another injury report.—
Evan Massey,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
Cite this Entry
“Excesses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/excesses. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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